Cristina Gutiérrez

Cristina Gutiérrez Herrero (born 24 July 1991) is a Spanish dentist and rally raid driver who in 2017 became the first Spanish female car driver to finish the Dakar Rally. In 2021 she was the second woman to win a stage in Dakar Rally history.[1] She participates in the Extreme E electric cross-country series, driving for Lewis Hamilton's Team X44.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gutiérrez and the second or maternal family name is Herrero.
Cristina Gutiérrez
Nationality Spanish
Full nameCristina Gutiérrez Herrero
Born (1991-07-24) 24 July 1991
Burgos, Spain
Extreme E career
Debut season2021
Current teamTeam X44
Previous series
2017–21Dakar Rally

Racing career

Dakar Rally

Gutiérrez has competed in 6 Dakar rallies from 2017 to 2022, finishing every time. Her best result was in 2022, when she and co-driver Francois Cazalet finished 3rd in the Light Prototype (T3) category Driving a Red Bull OT3 prototype.[3] She was the first woman from Spain to ever finish the off-road classic in a car in 2017.[2] In 2021 she competed in the lightweight vehicles category and became only the second woman ever (after Jutta Kleinschmidt in 2005) to win a Dakar stage.[4]

In 2022 she again completed in the lightweight category and finished 3rd.[5]

Extreme E

In December 2020 she was announced as the female driver for Lewis Hamilton's Team X44 in Extreme E, partnering with Sébastien Loeb.[6] They finished the season in 2nd behind Rosberg X Racing's Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor. The teams were level on points but RXR were ahead on virtue of their 3 wins to X44's one win.

Loeb and Gutiérrez were re-signed to Team X44 for 2022.[7]

Other Series

Gutiérrez has also been her country’s Women’s Off-Road Champion since 2012, and outright vice-champion in the same discipline in 2015 following a series of second places in Spanish Bajas.[2]

In 2021 she became the first female driver to win an FIA World Cup for the Cross-Country Rallies title. She completed the last stage with a broken back.[8]

Racing record

Complete Extreme E results

(key)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2021 Team X44 Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES
Q
1		 DES
R
3		 OCE
Q
1		 OCE
R
4		 ARC
Q
1		 ARC
R
4		 ISL
Q
1		 ISL
R
5		 JUR
Q
1		 JUR
R
1		 2nd 121
2022 Team X44 Spark ODYSSEY 21 DES
3		 ISL1 ISL2 COP ENE 3rd* 15*

* Season still in progress.

References
  1. "Dakar: Gutiérrez first female stage winner since 2005". motorsportweek.com. 2021-01-03.
  2. "Meet Loeb's Dakar star Extreme E team-mate". dirtfish.com. 2020-12-10.
  3. "Official Dakar rankings - bike - quad - car - SxS - truck". www.dakar.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  4. "Future Extreme E Racer Cristina Gutierrez Stars at Dakar Rally". autoweek.com. 2021-01-04.
  5. "2022 Rankings after the stage 12". Dakar.com.
  6. "Lewis Hamilton's Extreme E team hires Sebastien Loeb and Cristina Gutierrez". bbc.com. 2020-12-11.
  7. "X44 retains Sébastien Loeb and Cristina Gutiérrez for Championship challenge in Season 2". Extreme E. 2022-01-25.
  8. Sturtridge, Tim (16 December 2021). "From dentistry to Dakar hot seat, Cristina Gutiérrez gets it done". www.redbull.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.

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